Diversity, Scale and Development

Module code: OIM7021-A

Module Aims       

To examine and assessthe concepts of scale, resilience and diversity in relation to a circular economy framework

Outline Syllabus   

Transitions and adaptation within living and socio-ecological systems
Diversity and resilience within ecological systems
Complexity and the role of time and scale socio-economic- technical systems at different scales
Local scale – why is matters
Theories of development, the role of  natural resources and alternative development pathways
Development and circular economy
Cities and the circular economy
Measures of growth and welfare
Regulation, wages and labour in a circular economy – why it matters
Diversity and resilience within financial and monetary systems

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